A month before NHL's playoff openers this weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman was more than happy to defend the decision to ...

Tampa Bay opens the chase for the Stanley Cup against the defending champion and state rival Florida Panthers on Tuesday ...

Kucherov on Thursday sealed his second consecutive Art Ross Trophy, given annually to the player who leads the NHL in regular ...

Connor Hellebuyck and Jordan Binnington, who last met when Team Canada and Team USA clashed in February's 4 Nations Face-Off, ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs have arrived and the first series begin Saturday, April 19. The regular season has seen the stirring chase by Washington’s Alex Ovechkin to break Wayne Gretzky’s ...

The battle for Florida will be fought on ice skates. The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning face off in the opening ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off was a sprint. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a marathon -- in which you must earn the right to compete ...

Mikko Rantanen will be the center of attention when the Dallas Stars meet the Colorado Avalanche meet in the first round ...

Doc’s Sports offers NHL expert picks for every game on our hockey predictions page. With one more game remaining on their ...

The Wild are playoff bound. They’ll take on Vegas in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. That much we know. But can they get their ...

Puck drop for Game 1 of the Panthers-Lightning matchup is at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Tampa’s Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay will host Games 1, 2, 5 (if necessary) and 7 (if necessary) as the higher seed.